Hallmark Merchandiser (part-time) Silver Spring, MD 20902

About the role

As a Merchandiser, you'll have the opportunity to work independently to showcase your organization and time management skills, your ability to establish retailer relationships, while being the face of Hallmark. You will collaborate with local store teams to optimize product placement and maintain inventory levels as well as support fellow team members with seasonal resets and installations, when needed. On occasion you may have the opportunity to work with other products from other companies in the stores that you service.

Responsibilities

• Perform service work in the Hallmark department of various retail stores such as grocery stores, drug stores, department stores, and mass retailers.
• Utilize a mobile device provided by Hallmark to restock, organize, and monitor the inventory of Hallmark products within and outside the Hallmark department.
• Use technology for day-to-day work, communication with supervisor, reporting time, providing feedback, and answering surveys for required merchandising activities.
• Interact professionally and courteously with store employees, management, and customers.
• Be responsible for the entire Hallmark product display at assigned stores.
• Provide holiday support: work additional days and extended hours leading up to and following holidays such as Valentine's Day, Easter, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas; may be required to work on the actual holiday itself, which may include weekends.
• Participate in department resets: assist with installations, building and installing Hallmark fixtures, relocating card departments and products, and resetting card sections; typically notified two weeks in advance for remodel assignments, which may include evenings or weekends.
• Support fellow team members as needed in their territories as part of Hallmark's field organization.

Requirements

• Physically demanding job requiring high energy and sense of urgency.
• Work on selling floor and in back stockrooms.
• Ability to consistently push, pull, lift, and carry cartons, merchandise, and display fixtures up to 30 pounds throughout the workday and up to 50 pounds on occasion.
• Required to kneel, squat, walk, and stand throughout the workday; may be required to climb stairs and step ladders.

Qualifications

• At least 18 years of age.
• Able to read, write and understand English.
• Ability to grasp, pull, lift, and carry products up to 30 pounds frequently and 50 pounds occasionally.
• Able to operate a digital hand-held device to open and read documents and interpret information.
• Access to a Wi-Fi network and the internet.
• Access to consistent transportation to travel to and between assigned stores as scheduled.

Benefits

• Voluntary benefits for part‑time employees (schedule
• Paid training provided through live, hands‑on instruction and virtual classroom training.
• Eligible employees receive annual pay increases.

Pay

Starting hourly pay rate: $18.00 – $20.00 per hour, depending on skills and experience.

Schedule

• Part‑time position with a variable schedule during the work week.
• Average weekly hours: 5‑6 hours per week.
• Availability required the week before and after major holidays, which may include weekends.
• Availability to support season changeovers, extended services, installations, and inventory support.